SPORTING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14656, 25 January 1912, Page 2

SPORTING.

| WEaiINGTCfN -RACES. THIRD DAT. Per Press Association. . /WELLINGTON, Jan. 24., The tliird and concluding day's racing ox the "Wellington ftaeinji Cluh "took place in iino wou tiler to-d'i v. A j'ew light showers foil Urn u.rly part of tho morning, but hod no olVe«'i on the going, Which v. as brilliant. Tin attendance was lair, and hotting brisk. On the last event over £IOOO weiv invested. 861110 racing wa* ivitnessed, the fipht for second honours in the Summer Handicap boi very One. live horses fin:.sijin<r, almo-t in ,i j : m\ The Highden & table did well at the meeting, scouring scvuti wirus. The totalisator figures for tho day were £25,549 10s, against £10,313 103 for the corresponding day lust year, malting tlie totul lor the thr£o days £83,316, compared with £*52,00-i for the last summer meeting. avallaceville wkltkr jtanDICAP f 100 sovs; G furlongs.— den's Mallard 7-7 1, Boaco . !) '2 I>. St. Petersburg 8-10 3. Also started. Ceylon 7-7, Indra 7-7. Lady Nolan. 7-7, 7-7. Lady Nolan was first out. but died away in the straight, Mallard going to the front and "winning by a length. Time, Imin l(lse<\ MELROSE "WELTER HANDICAP, 200 sovs; 7 furlongs.—Bronze 9-5 1. St. Felix 8-2 2. Lonsstep 7-0 3. Also started, Effort 0-3, Golden Loup 8-11. Patriotic 8-10, Merry Frank 8-4. Idealism 8-4, Royal Marine 8-2, Avarice 7-0. and Negative 7-7. Le!instep shm\ rd tho way into the straight, and there was displaced by the favourite. who won by a length and a-half. Time, lmin 28 2-sw. LIOPKFT'L STATYKS. 2oU sovs: furlongs.—Styx 7-10 I,' Glade 8-6 2. 1 eroneul -10 3. Also started, Stepnov 8-0, Merlon 7-0, Ot-ukura 7-7, Imagination 7-0, Dav'urcak 6-13, ObliEa,nt 0-13, and Kibnere 67. C''nd« made most of the running, Styx- taking the lead in tili-o straight, and winning by a bead. Time. 40 l-sscc\ S[' MM!'.!! HANDICAP. 500 sovs; 1 nu'e.—lreland 7-10 1. Kauroa 6.1S 2 Miscount. 8-3 3. Also started. Eqa.tas SM>, "\yland 8-11, Undecided 8-10. Morrivonia 8-1, Sea Queen 7-2, Khamfin G-13, Eclogue 6-11, British Maid 6-7, and Lady Yallev 6-7. British Jfaid got left at the post, u eland '.vent to the front immediately. At- the back lie v.'as followed bv JSyland, Khamsin and Squitas A: ih'e six furlongs post the order «.;s (he same osoe«>t that Eouitas Had ai.nc up to second pVe. * Entering the straight tho positions were still the same with Kauro'.i coming up fast. Ireland ra by u leng'.h and" a hair, j-eond and third hors~s, with Xy'and Kqarca.s and Undecided being icarly in a linn. Time 1 .-10 2-o. SELT.TXO PLATO, 1-5(1 sots: G furlongs—All Oun-s S O 1, Bally Shannon I 8-2 3. Big Blast S-3 3. Also started— I Xingswell 8-0. Palestine 8-0. Ac ma 8-0, Pamtire 7-7 nnd Biddy 7-7. All Guns won all the way. by a 1-ength i and a half. Time 116 2-5. The winner was sold to J. Wain-era for 105 guineas. KAITOTCE HAXDTOAP, 100 jots- 5 furlongs—-Panguina-y 8-9 1, Tiitraj 7-10 5. -NTabarn 8-10 3. Also started— Gay Lawless 8-1, -Lady KiLheran P-0, "Wee "Rose 7-0. Ar"t- ; at'a 7-4, Xivkbv 7-2. Invoran 0-10, Sir D -nald 'i-7 and Abernnrd 6-7. Emma led the feld to the distance then SnnpnTinnry ,ve-;t to I tho front and won by half a length. Time 1.2 1-5.